A Raphael goose turns into a swan: in 1970 it was discovered that the version of Raphael's Portrait of Julius II in the National Gallery, London, long thought to be a copy, was in fact the original. In the September issue, Cecil Gould, then the gallery's deputy keeper, explained how this 'sensational' discovery came about.(From the Apollo archives)

Apollo | October 1, 2004 | Copyright

It has taken a century and a half of public ownership to decide the matter. The picture entered the National Gallery at the beginning--with the Angerstein Collection in 1824. A mischievous journalist, wishing to indict the National Gallery of blindness to the treasures in its care, would therefore have to accuse not merely the current staff, or even the totality of the staff since the foundation of the Gallery, but also all other art-historians, native and foreign, during the century and a half that the picture, whether in the main rooms or the depot, has been on view. The ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Results of Rovereto Athletics
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire ; Following are the results from the International Athletics meeting in Rovereto, Italy on Wednesday night: Men Javelin 1. Sergey Makarov, Russia, 83.10 meters 2. Peter Blank, Germany, 81.43 3. Andreas...
Results of Rovereto Athletics (Reopens)
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire ; Following are the results at the Rovereto International Athletics meet on Wednesday: Men Triple jump 1. Yoelvis Quesada, Cuba, 17.22 meters 2. Raul Chapado, Spain...
In Italian hills, a new home for art
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune ; ...Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Rovereto and Trento, which has dubbed itself...million institution in the small town of Rovereto (some 70 kilometers north of Verona...gather together since the inception of the Rovereto scheme 13 years ago.One keystone was...
The International University Of People's Institutions For Peace (IUPIP).
Magazine article from: International Journal of Humanities and Peace ; ...IUPIP)was established in 1993 in Rovereto, Italy, by the Fondazione Opera Campana...Trentino Forum for Peace, the City of Rovereto, the University of Trento and the Autonomous...of conflicts. Background The city of Rovereto hosts, on Miravalle Hill, the big Bell...
Manifesta 7: The European Biennial of Contemporary Art.
Magazine article from: Art Monthly ; ...tobacco factory and a former cocoa plant in Rovereto, and derives from the idea of hope as...Fontaine's lightbox Visions of the World, Rovereto, 2008, which records an anonymous pencil...researched the Futurist archive of MART, Rovereto's impressive new museum of contemporary...
Burns Philp and Company Ltd., owner of Fleischmann's Yeast, announces international expansion.
PR Newswire ; ...plants in Italy, will expand its plant at Rovereto and concentrate on higher-margin products...and installation of new equipment at Rovereto will allow the production of cephalosporin...production will also be moved from Milan to Rovereto. The restructuring and installation...
Kingston, N.Y., bank announces top-level appointments.
Newspaper article from: Times Herald-Record (Middletown, NY) ; ...directors of Ulster Savings Bank named Marge Rovereto president and chief executive officer of the bank. Rovereto replaces longtime President, CEO and...the bank announced late yesterday. Rovereto, 46, has been with Ulster Savings 23...
CELEBRATING MOZART'S FIRST ITALIAN JOB
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman ; ...MOZART was just 13 when he first visited Rovereto in the northern Italian province of Trentino...the international festival, Mozart a Rovereto in September. It is a festival which...refreshingly true to its original aims. Not for Rovereto the dizzying diversification and rampant...
New metabolism study findings reported from P. Tosi and co-authors.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week ; ...participate in this study," scientists in Rovereto, Italy report (see also Metabolism...Science, CEBISM, Via Ben 5B, I-38068 Rovereto, Italy. The publisher's contact information...10126 Turin, Italy. Keywords: Italy, Rovereto, Exercise, Metabolism, Physical Fitness...
New psychophysiology findings from V. Mazza and co-researchers published.
Newspaper article from: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal ; According to recent research from Rovereto, Italy, "We investigated whether the...Mazza, Corso Bettini 31, I-38068 Rovereto, Italy. Publisher contact information...02148, MA, USA. Keywords: Italy, Rovereto, Life Sciences, Psychophysiology...

Find more facts and information related to the article "A Raphael goose turns into a swan: in 1970 it was ..."